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| October 17, 2013 |
 Saudi Arabia, UAE seek U.S. missiles Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Defense has requested authority to sell missiles and munitions to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in two separate deals worth $11.8 billion. The department's Defense Security Cooperation Agency, in its required notifications to Congress, said both proposed contracts include provision of related equipment, parts, training and logistical support. Th ... more |  |
 Russia reports surge in S. America arms sales Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Oct 16, 2013 - Russia is reporting a new surge in arms sales in Latin America after talks in Peru and Brazil this week and moves elsewhere in the region toward increased military supplies. Moscow media boasted Russia is now the largest arms supplier to Latin America. RIA Novosti said talks were advanced on supplying helicopters to Peru and jet fighters to Brazil, upgrades to military hardware already ... more |  |
 Brazil aims to build advanced fighter jets with Russia Brasilia, Brazil (AFP) Oct 16, 2013 - Brazil said Wednesday it hopes to develop state-of-the-art combat aircraft with Russia, and purchase surface-to-air missile batteries from Moscow. Brasilia is already in talks with other countries to modernize its air force by purchasing 36 fighter jets valued at up to $5 billion. US firm Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet is competing against the Rafale made by France's Dassault and Saab of S ... more |  |
 US praises Iran 'seriousness, substance' at talks Washington (AFP) Oct 16, 2013 - The United States Wednesday said Iran had shown a new level of "seriousness and substance," at talks with world powers on its nuclear program in Geneva. President Barack Obama has called on Tehran to show it is serious about substantive nuclear discussions following a diplomatic opening pioneered by the new government of President Hassan Rouhani. Washington's upbeat assessment appeared t ... more |  |
Iran, world powers pledge new nuclear talks Geneva (AFP) Oct 17, 2013 - Washington and Tehran were upbeat after Iran agreed to hold fresh nuclear talks with world powers next month and made a "breakthrough" proposal to allow spot checks on its nuclear sites. After the talks deal Wednesday, Iran said it was hopeful for a "new phase in our relations" with the international community. The White House said Iran had shown a greater level of "seriousness and subst ... more |  |
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 Outside View: What next for Syria? Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2013 - The Obama administration is on the verge of botching an unprecedented opportunity. Prior to the remarkable joint U.S.-Russian initiative that established a process to dispose of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, the outlook for the region was grim. The only certainty was continuing violence that will kill tens of thousands and displace many more hundreds of thousands of Syrians. ... more |  |
 Hagel apologizes for delay in awarding medal to US soldier Washington (AFP) Oct 16, 2013 - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel apologized Wednesday to a former US soldier for having to wait years before his valor was recognized with the Medal of Honor. "Mistakes were made in his case," Hagel said during a Pentagon ceremony honoring William Swenson, 34, a retired US Army captain given the military's highest decoration this week. Swenson was nominated for the medal in 2009 for his rol ... more |  |
Syria disarmament boss Kaag: idealist on dangerous mission The Hague (AFP) Oct 16, 2013 - The Dutchwoman named Wednesday to head the vast operation to destroy Syria's chemical arsenal is a brilliant organiser and lover of the Middle East set to embark on her most dangerous mission yet. Sigrid Kaag's life will change radically when she moves from UN headquarters in New York to strife-torn Damascus, leaving her Palestinian diplomat husband and their four children behind, to head th ... more |  |
 Suicide bomber kills 15 in north Iraq Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Oct 17, 2013 - A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle rigged with explosives in a village in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing 15 people, police and a doctor said. The blast tore through a residential area of Al-Muwaffaqiyah, a village east of Mosul that is mainly populated by members of the Shabak minority. The 30,000-strong Shabak community mostly live near Iraq's border with Turkey. They speak a ... more |  |
Iran says will accept snap visits of its nuclear sites Tehran (AFP) Oct 16, 2013 - Iran's top negotiator said on Wednesday that a nuclear proposal presented to major powers in Geneva does allow for snap inspections of the Islamic republic's nuclear facilities, correcting his earlier remarks. "None of these issues exist in the first step, but they are part of our last step," Abbas Araqchi was quoted as saying by the official news agency IRNA. He was replying to a questi ... more |  |
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US audit finds waste in spare parts for Afghan army Washington (AFP) Oct 16, 2013 - A US-led effort to supply spare parts to the Afghan army is plagued by waste and potential fraud because of Kabul's shoddy record-keeping, according to a report issued Wednesday. Much of the $370 million spent by the United States and its allies on spare parts for Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicles between 2004 to 2012 "cannot be accounted for," said a report from the Special Inspector Gene ... more |  |
Pakistan military says one killed by India firing Islamabad (AFP) Oct 17, 2013 - Pakistan accused India of killing a paramilitary soldier in "unprovoked firing" across the border in eastern Punjab province Thursday in the latest frontier flare-up between the nuclear-armed neighbours. A spate of cross-border skirmishes this year have raised tensions between India and Pakistan, who have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947. The violence has been fo ... more |  |
 'Secret' Japan-China talks held over island row: reports Tokyo (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - A senior Chinese government official has secretly visited Japan for talks with Japanese officials aimed at improving bilateral relations damaged by an ongoing territorial row, reports said Tuesday. The talks involving a high-ranking official from the Chinese foreign ministry's Asian division were thought to have been held in early October, Japanese news agency Jiji Press reported from Beijin ... more |  |
In Israel, lingering bitterness over a failed fighter project Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Oct 15, 2013 - The U.S. decision to award Israel's Elbit Systems the contract to co-produce the flight helmet for Lockheed Martin's advanced F-35 stealth fighter illustrates the close links between the U.S. and Israeli defense sectors. Israel's buying 20 of the fifth-generation jets and eventually wants as many as 75. State-owned Israel Military Industries is already manufacturing components for the F ... more |  |
US soldier honored after long dispute over Afghan battle Washington (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - President Barack Obama honored a former US Army captain on Tuesday after a long dispute that saw the soldier's nomination for the Medal of Honor stalled for years. Captain William Swenson, 34, received America's highest military decoration at an emotional White House ceremony that follows a protracted argument over what happened in a ferocious battle four years ago in eastern Afghanistan. ... more |  |
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Commentary: Geopolitical amnesia Washington (UPI) Oct 15, 2013 - As the White House and Congress flirt with irrelevancy, anger is building throughout the country over what appears to be a dysfunctional government and defective sinews. Abroad, the U.S. president felt compelled to cancel two Asian summits. A new Chinese president and Russia's long-serving president took center stage and the United States was conspicuous by President Barack Obama's abse ... more |  |
 Outside View: Mosques -- Smiling dens of iniquity? Herndon, Va. (UPI) Oct 15, 2013 - It is ironically appropriate to apply an old biblical term "den of iniquity" to mosques as the New York City Police Department has been doing for some Islamic centers there. Originally meaning "a thieves' lair," today the term suggests a center of criminal activity. A classified NYPD report, written in 2009 but only recently revealed, indicates such dens exist in the city. NYPD h ... more |  |
Japan PM hints at amending pacifist constitution Tokyo (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - Japan's prime minister hinted Tuesday he was moving towards amending the country's pacifist constitution at the opening of a new parliamentary session expected to focus largely on the economy. Shinzo Abe spent much of his speech putting a little flesh on the bones of policies that have powered Japan's long-slumbering economy to enviable growth rates. But in a short section towards the en ... more |  |
No chemical sites under our control: Syria opposition Beirut (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - None of Syria's chemical weapons sites are under rebel control, the key opposition National Coalition said on Tuesday. The assertion came after the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said one abandoned site was in a rebel-held area and that inspectors from a UN-OPCW team were hoping to visit it. In a statement, the Syrian National Coalition opposition groupi ... more |  |
Russian defense minister due in Brazil for talks Brasilia, Brazil (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will meet with Brazilian officials Wednesday following Brasilia's decision to buy surface-to-air missile batteries from Moscow, the two sides said Tuesday. The visit, a day after Shoigu was to hold top level meetings in nearby Peru, comes as Moscow has raised its profile throughout Latin America in recent years with strengthened military and trade ties. ... more |  |
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